1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower 1638 Printing press reaches America 1664 English capture/rename New York 1681 La Salle explores Louisiana 1700 American colonies prosper | 1540 Spanish arrive in California 1540 Coronado travels through Midwest 1565 First colony St. Augustine 1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony 1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement | 1492 Columbus discovers West Indies 1507 The term America first used 1513 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida 1519 - 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico 1534 Cartier claims New France |
Nicholas Pyne b.1509 East Downs, England d.1574 East Down, England | ||||||||
John Pyne b.1533 East Down, England d.1572 East Down, England | ||||||||
John Chichester b.1474 Raleigh, England d.1538 Raleigh, England | ||||||||
Elizabeth Chichester b.1498 Raleigh, England d.1582 Raleigh, England | Hugh Beaumont b.1448 Youlston, England d.1507 Shirwell, England | |||||||
Margaret Beaumont b.1476 Youlston, England d.1507 England | Thomasine Wise b.1456 Sidenham, England d. | |||||||